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Mulled Wine Fruit and Nut Christmas Cake: Make-Ahead Fruitcake

Total Time

48hrs1min

Prep 48 hrs

Cook 1 min

This is one of my favourite Christmas cake recipes & is usually the one I end up making. It is a make-ahead cake which gets better for maturing a while. It's very fruity & has a delectable mulled wine taste to it - the nuts make it a very special cake too. I don't usually marzipan or ice this cake, although I have done when under pressure from my family - who want a "Traditional Cake with all the little Father Christmas figures & Robins on top!!!" It is nice with a fruit and nut glazed topping - as well as just being served plain with a festive frill around it! I will post more photos when I have decided how I am going to decorate it this year!

This fruitake breaks the mold and has become a family tradition!!! I made this cake with my available resources so the cake was not an exact replica but a delicious base. I mulled a bottle of Port we purchased in Quebec, with a purchased mulling mix. Fruit was soaked for two days, dried prunes,golden and dark raisins, dried tart cherries, fresh orange peel, and dried cranberries. Instead of almonds I added roasted pecans to the batter before baking. I'm not sure what was meant by mixed spice but I added a teaspoon of allspice to the batter. A buttered bundt pan was used to bake with no paper lining, a pan of boiling water was placed on the bottom rack of the oven. The cake was done after 90 minutes. I mailed a chunk to my mother in Iowa and my Aunt in Illinois. We will eat our fruitcake with sweetened mascarpone cheese!